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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
SOUTH LANE AND NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY'S MOST AWARD-WINNING NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1889
VOLUME 129 • NUMBER 9
Deadline to run
for local offi ce
approaches
Wieners added
to WOE Fair's
Sat. lineup
Those who wish to run for
Mayor or City Council have
until Tuesday to fi le
Organizers believe combining
events benefi ts all
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
A
T
his November, Cottage Grove will
cast votes that could signifi cantly alter
the face of city government for the next few
years. But in some contests, it remains to be
seen if they’ll have anyone to vote for.
The Tuesday, Nov. 8 ballot will feature
openings for three seats on the Cottage
Grove City Council. Voters will also choose
a successor for Mayor Tom Munroe. So far,
though, there has not been a plethora of will-
ing candidates signing up for the campaign.
As it currently stands, City Councilors
Mike Fleck, Jake Boone and Jeff Gowing
have fi led to run for Mayor. Also open this
fall will be the City Council’s Ward IV seat.
The Council appointed Amy Slay to serve
the remainder of a term in that ward in 2015,
and Slay has fi led to run for election this
time around. Councilor K. Michael Rob-
erts has also indicated his intent to run for
the at-large position he was appointed to by
the Council last year. City Councilors serve
a four-year term, while the Mayor serves a
two-year term, and every two years, the ma-
jority of the Council is up for reelection.
Gowing’s candidacy for Mayor means
that the Ward II seat he has occupied for two
terms will be vacant, and at press time Mon-
day, no one had yet fi led to represent Ward II,
according to Cottage Grove City Recorder
Trudy Borrevik. Borrevik said that two indi-
viduals have requested paperwork to run for
Mayor, though that paperwork had not been
returned early Monday.
Should Gowing not be elected Mayor, he
will not be serving on the Council next year,
an eventuality that Gowing has told the Sen-
tinel he is ready to accept.
The same is not true for Councilors Fleck
and Boone, who have two years remaining
on their at-large and Ward III seats, respec-
tively. Should either be elected Mayor, the
new Council would be charged with appoint-
ing a successor in the new mayor’s former
ward.
City Manager Richard Meyers pointed out
Monday that Ward II can be a diffi cult area
from which to secure candidates. Cottage
Grove is divided nearly equally between the
four wards, population-wise, though Ward II
takes in lots of empty space and park land in
which there are no residents.
If no one fi les to run for the Ward II seat,
Meyers said, the Council could appoint a
representative from that ward. Or a write-in
candidate may be elected, provided that can-
didate is qualifi ed to hold the seat.
In order to serve on the City Council, an
individual must be a registered voter in Cot-
tage Grove, must live in the ward they wish
to serve and have lived in the City Limits for
a total of 12 months. The deadline to fi le pa-
perwork to run for Mayor or City Council is
Tuesday, Aug. 23 by 5 p.m. Borrevik can be
contacted for more information at (541) 942-
5501 or cityrecorder@cottagegrove.org.
photo by Jon Stinnett
Prior to Saturday's Screening of "The General," attendees viewed a 15-minute clip of the Mo-
relock Films, which depict life in Cottage Grove in the 1930s.
Park screening marks General's 90th
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
J
ust before showtime, a visibly
excited Travis Palmer, Execu-
tive Director of the Cottage Grove
Chamber of Commerce, took a
turn at the microphone.
“How’s this for small-town
America?!” Palmer exclaimed to
a cheer from the gathered crowd.
“There is no other place in the
world and nothing I’d rather be do-
ing than this.”
On Saturday evening, Palmer
was tasked with introducing to a
large crowd at Bohemia Park a
group of musicians including Port-
land-based fi lm composer Mark
Orton, then introducing the main
attraction, Buster Keaton’s 1926
classic silent fi lm, “The General,”
fi lmed 90 years ago this summer in
Cottage Grove and the surrounding
countryside. And from the cheers,
it was evident that Palmer wasn’t
the only one captivated by the clas-
sic fi lm and its brand-new score
n event that offers what may be the
most manic few minutes in Cottage
Grove’s yearly calendar fi nds itself in a new
home this weekend.
The W.O.E. Heritage Fair returns to the
fairgrounds north of Cottage Grove (at 2000
N. Douglas) this Friday, Aug. 19 through
Sunday, Aug. 21. As ever, the Fair offers lo-
cal entertainment acts, contests in a variety
of disciplines for community members and
the ever-popular Gene Campbell Memorial
Lumberjack Show.
Saturday, though, brings an offering that’s
new to the Fair. Organized by Cottage Grove
Area Habitat for Humanity, the Wiener Dog
Races and Pet Fest should be one highlight
of the afternoon’s many activities. The races
feature local Wieners, aka Dachshunds, in a
manic sprint (ideally) for the fi nish line. The
event thrived for years under the direction
of Cottage Grove’s Board of Realtors, then
took a hiatus in 2014 before Habitat for Hu-
manity hosted the races for the fi rst time in
Coiner Park last year.
Habitat President Linda Oxley said the
group has spent time since taking over stew-
ardship of the races fi nding the perfect date
and location for the popular event.
“We mentioned holding the races dur-
ing the Fair to W.O.E. Fair’s Judy Cash and
got an enthusiastic response,” Oxley said.
“They’ve been very generous in giving us
the space to set up and operate.”
Oxley said she believes the combination
will be a win-win for both events.
Please see GENERAL, Page 11A
Please see WOE, Page 11A
London area residents talk Neighborhood Watch
with Sheriff's Offi ce after recent burglaries
BY SAM WRIGHT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
T
he London Grange was packed Monday with concerned area
residents seeking to form a Neighborhood Watch group. The
meeting was inspired by multiple break-ins in the area, including an
incident in which a dog was shot and killed. Residents count that at
least fi ve burglaries have happened in recent weeks.
Several rumors are going about that the burglaries have been carried
out by two men: one with a blue pickup truck and another with a black
SUV.
Local resident Alice Nowicki stepped in and volunteered to be the
local representative for the Neighborhood Watch that is currently being
applied for. To help shed some light on Neighborhood Watch groups,
the Lane County Sheriff’s Offi ce brought in Sergeant Carrie Carver to
lead a discussion and give tips on crime prevention.
“Typically we see a spike in crime such as burglaries in the summer-
time,” Carver said. This can be attributed to more people being out of
their houses and also windows and doors left open to combat the heat.
The Neighborhood Watch process has three options to apply for. One
photo by Sam Wright
Please see WATCH, Page 11A
Sgt. Carrie Carver said break-ins occur more often in the summertime,
adding that open windows aid the problem.
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